Episode 31 - Detransition, Baby

Literary Anything

Mums being woke! This is the story of trans woman, Reese, who's lesbian trans partner, Amy, detransitions back to a man, Ames. Ames finds out he's going to become a father and offers Reese the chance to be the mother she's always wanted to be. Jayne and Paula set out to navigate this complicated world and discuss Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. Plus, Paula's made up for her reading dry spell last month, Jayne's got the latest and greatest in books and they share some literary news! Books they mention: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson Three Women by Lisa Taddeo Consent by Vanessa Springora Girl A by Abigail Dean The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Yearbook by Seth Rogan Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri Male Tears by Benjamin Myers A Still Life by Josie George Faking It by Kyle Mewburn Links: Here's a link to the Vulture article Jayne mentions: https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/torrey-peters-detransition-baby.html Here's a link to book into the Kayte Nunn talk on 4 May: https://www.marion.sa.gov.au/things-to-do/events-calendar/library-through-the-lens-gina-wilkinson-in-conversation-with-kayte-nunn-when-the-apricots-bloom Our book for next month is My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. Happy reading!